CVE-2021-37852 HIGH

CVE-2021-37852: LPE in ESET products for Windows

Vendor Eset
Product ESET NOD32 Antivirus
Published February 9, 2022
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ESET products for Windows allows untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe, which can be leveraged by attacker to escalate privileges in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 9, 2022 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated